Animal advocates are celebrating progress in California towards passing a historic ballot measure that would end the cruel confinement of farm animals in the state. A coalition of animal advocacy and food safety organizations, otherwise known as Prevent Cruelty California , recently launched a ballot initiative to give residents a chance to speak out against one of the worst common practices found on factory farms: the intensive confinement of animals. Sadly for mother pigs, egg-laying hens, and calves raised for veal, it’s considered perfectly acceptable to confine them in spaces so small they can’t enjoy the simple luxury of being able to turn around, lie down or stretch their limbs. It’s heartbreaking to think of the thousands of sentient, intelligent and social animals who have spent their lives this way, but the good news is that awareness about the lives they’re forc...